WCDPL Vision Statement

Deemed an essential asset by the community, WCDPL strives to engage everyone with learning opportunities and creative experiences.

WCDPL Mission Statement

WCDPL encourages lifelong learning and advances knowledge through literature, information, and exploration.

WCDPL’s Core Values

• Accountability. We take responsibility for our resources, actions, services, materials, and facilities.
• Expertise. We deliver quality, user-focused library services & materials through skilled staff.
• Freedom. Free & open to all, we support the freedom of ideas & the free exchange of knowledge.
• Innovation. We explore new ways of doing things and new things to do.
• Passion. We love our communities and the role libraries can serve in them.
• Respect. We treat everyone with dignity.
• Relationships. We celebrate our diverse experience. We build connections & trust with everyone.

WCDPL’s Core Services

• We offer traditional and virtual library services to our entire legal service district.
• We provide quality, in-demand, diverse materials to meet the needs of our diverse communities.
• We deliver materials and experiences for babies, preschoolers, and families to build early literacy skills.
• We collect and share the history, genealogy, and stories of our service district.
• We link our patrons to our materials with learning, literary, and cultural opportunities.
• We provide welcoming community gathering spaces.
• We offer entertainment in a variety of formats and through partnerships.

Adopted by the Board of Trustees June 11, 1996. Revised July 9, 2008. Revised October 17, 2022. Revised November 20, 2023.